Definition of "outdoorsperson"

Marin Rod and Gun Club, at its membership meeting to­night at 8 o’clock, will have slides, entitled “Civic Center,” shown by Harold Stockstad, chairman of the Civic Center Committee of the Marin Coun­cil for Civic Affairs. / “The evening will prove to be an interesting variation for outdoorspeople,” said Babe Dahl, president.

1961 October 20, “Outdoorsmen Will See Civic Slides”, in Daily Independent Journal, volume 101, number 182, San Rafael, Calif., page 14, column 1

For $1.00, HERTER’S, INC., WW, Waseca, Minn. 56093, will send you their huge catalog containing everything the outdoorsperson could possibly need—at prices that seem substantially lower than those of many of the other houses.

1973, Delphine C. Lyons, “Outdoors and Sports”, in The Whole World Catalog: Shopping by Mail at Home and Abroad, New York, N.Y.: Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., page 130, column 2

The most important feature of a sleeping bag is its fill, that is, what the insulating material is that is supposed to keep you warm. There is currently a running debate among outdoorspersons as to which is better, down or dacron.

1974 February 21, Cherry Payne, “Camping in the Ark-La-Tex: It’s Your Bag – Choose It Well”, in Conglomerate, volume 68, number 16, Shreveport, La.: Centenary College, page five, column 1